'Exceptional' - What Pep Guardiola and fellow stars have said about Manchester United target Andre Onana

Manchester United are closing in on the signing of Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana.

As reported by the Manchester Evening News on Friday, United have held positive talks with Inter in recent weeks and are keen to get a deal over the line sooner rather than later. The Cameroonian has been installed as the club's first-choice target to replace David de Gea.

Onana worked with United manager Erik ten Hag at Ajax and the former is understood to be keen on being reunited with the Dutchman in M16, just a year after joining Inter. He excelled in his debut season in Italy, helping Inter clinch two trophies and reach the Champions League final.

The 27-year-old is renowned as one of the best ball-playing goalkeepers in the world, meaning it is hardly surprising that Ten Hag is intent on adding him to his squad. The Dutchman wants to gradually transform United's style of play and Onana would be key in making that possible, such are his capabilities in possession.

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He is never afraid to take a risk with the ball at his feet and instigate attacks from inside his own penalty area. His style has earned him plaudits and praise right throughout his career.

With that in mind, MEN Sport has taken a close look at what some of football's biggest names have had to say about him and his career so far.

Erik ten Hag

Few people know Onana better than the United manager. He worked with the Cameroonian shot-stopper in Amsterdam, awarding him almost 150 appearances under his stewardship, resulting in him once describing him as